Contributors place violence against women and girls within a variety of cultural and religious perspectives and also present theories of violence, the role of stereotyping, and the effect of violence in the larger community.
This book is a comprehensive resource on violence-against-women issues, written by policy makers as well as advocates and researchers. The book is divided in four parts. Part 1: Theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women. Part 2: Types of violence against women. Part 3: Prevention and direct intervention. Part 4: Continuing and emerging issues.